June 14, 2016 The Mayor of Lublin, Krzysztof Żuk, will hand over Litewski Square, modernised and expanded by Budimex SA, to the residents. The main attraction of the square will be the multimedia fountain park, which in the early 70s. of the last century, it was entered into the register of monuments.
Tomorrow’s symbolic opening of Litewski Square will be combined with two evening multimedia shows, prepared especially for the Jubilee of the 700th anniversary of granting Lublin city rights.
Litewski Square occupies approx. 35 thousand m.kw. The basic assumption of the revitalization was the elimination of vehicular traffic on the main communication route of the city. The spatial layout of the Square has been preserved, which has two garden spaces and an open recreational central part with a fountain. In the central part of the square, in the place of the old fountain, an interactive complex of water devices was created with the possibility of organizing multimedia shows. Seven linear fountains with a spiral fountain were built in the axis of the Krakowskie Przedmieście promenade. The main part of the square was paved with slabs and granite cubes. The layout of green areas has also changed through new islands of greenery.
As part of the investment, Budimex also replaced all installations, built a fence for the meteorological station, revitalised the areas adjacent to Litewski Square – Krąpieca Square and Czechowicz Square, and moved the Monument to the Unknown Soldier to a new location.
The works were carried out from April 2016. The net value of the contract was over PLN 42 million.
The archaeological works accompanying the construction works allowed to discover many relics of the past, partly related to the development of the city, but also much ahead of its creation. The remains of various residential and farm buildings from the Middle Ages were found and many traces of craftsmanship were identified. Archaeologists have also uncovered relics of old roads, and examples of the surfaces used can be seen in the so-called “Window of Time” – an underground chamber covered with a glass pane, which was located in the place where historical roads were discovered.
